Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.78.33
శ్రీభగవానువాచ
చరిష్యే వధనిర్వేశం లోకానుగ్రహకామ్యయా ।
నియమ: ప్రథమే కల్పే యావాన్ స తు విధీయతామ్ ॥ ౩౩ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
cariṣye vadha-nirveśaṁ
[charishye vadha-nirvesham]
lokānugraha-kāmyayā
[lokaanugraha-kaamyayaa]
niyamaḥ prathame kalpe
[niyamah prathame kalpe]
yāvān sa tu vidhīyatām
[yaavaan sa tu vidheeyataam]
Word-for-word
śrī - bhagavān uvāca
—
the Supreme Lord said
cariṣye
—
I will execute
vadha
—
for the killing
nirveśam
—
atonement
loka
—
for the people in general
anugraha
—
compassion
kāmyayā
—
desiring to show
niyamaḥ
—
the regulative injunction
prathame
—
in the primary
kalpe
—
ritual
yāvān
—
as much
saḥ
—
that
tu
—
indeed
vidhīyatām
—
please prescribe .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī - bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Lord said
cariṣye
I will execute
cariṣye vadha-nirveśaṁ
vadha
for the killing
nirveśam
atonement
lokānugraha-kāmyayā
loka
for the people in general
anugraha
compassion
kāmyayā
desiring to show
niyamaḥ prathame kalpe
niyamaḥ
the regulative injunction
prathame
in the primary
kalpe
ritual
yāvān sa tu vidhīyatām
yāvān
as much
saḥ
that
tu
indeed
vidhīyatām
please prescribe .
Important Words
-
cariṣye
—
I will perform
Future 1sg of √car (to move, to enact). The same root that gives caritra, conduct. The Lord's first word in His response is the verb of voluntary action — He freely commits to the rite.
-
vadha-nirveśam
—
atonement for killing
Vadha (killing) + nirveśa (payment, expiation). The technical śāstric term for the prāyaścitta-rite assigned to a killer. The Lord names His act as vadha and accepts the formula's name for its consequence.
-
loka-anugraha-kāmyayā
—
with desire to favor the people
Loka + anugraha (favor, grace) + kāmyā (desire-driven). Kāmya-karma is action with desire — the Lord performs the rite as kāmya-karma, but His kāma is loka-anugraha. The desire-clause is the giveaway: He has no personal stake.
-
niyamaḥ
—
regulation / rule
Ni- (down) + yama (restraint). The procedure. The Lord asks the sages to prescribe the niyama for Him — submitting to their authority in form, even as He retains authority in substance.
-
prathame kalpe
—
as the first option
Prathama (first) + kalpa (option, alternative). Śāstric atonements come in tiered options; the first kalpa is the most rigorous. The Lord asks for the strictest tier — He will not cut Himself any slack on the prāyaścitta.
The Personality of Godhead said: I will certainly perform the atonement for this killing, since I wish to show compassion to the people in general. Please, therefore, prescribe for Me whatever ritual is to be done first.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The Personality of Godhead said: I will certainly perform the atonement for this killing, since I wish to show compassion to the people in general. Please, therefore, prescribe for Me whatever ritual is to be done first.
Commentary
I will carry out this atonement (nirvesam) for killing the brahmana.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
You should prescribe the vow that must be done first. There is no alternative.
Related values & verses
Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomShanti (Peace / Tranquility)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)
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Personal Guidance
Analogy
Cariṣye — 'I shall perform.' The Lord accepts the ritual. He who needs no purification freely submits to its motions, because compassion for lokas is the same word as compassion for forms. Balarāma's yes here is structurally identical to Kṛṣṇa's 'sarva-dharmān parityajya' — both presuppose that the One in charge of dharma freely chooses His relation to dharma's forms.
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